China Premier League (CPL)
In the midst of a fierce battle, the Dalian People beat Shenzhen 5-1 in the 12th round bye at home. The Shenzhen team has suffered five consecutive home and away defeats since the return of the home and away system, and their last win was back on July 11, when they beat the
national security
Team.
With the resumption of home and away matches in August, Shenzhen was stuck in a losing streak. A 0-2 defeat against Zhejiang in the first round of games was followed by a 0-2 loss to Harbor, and then three 1-4 and 1-5 defeats to Guangzhou, Wuhan Sanzhen, and Dalian People respectively. In these five games, Shenzhen scored a total of only three goals while conceding 16.
After the 1-5 defeat to Dalian Ren, Shenzhen defender Yuan Mincheng confessed in an interview, "In the course of the losing streak, the team has exposed many problems, and as a player, I feel powerless and frustrated. Now the situation, the fans also see in the eyes, we all feel very sorry for the fans."
In today's post-match press conference, Shenzhen head coach Li Zhangsu was absent and was replaced by assistant coach Zhang Xiaorui. Zhang Xiurui began by saying, "First of all, I apologize to everyone, because our director Li is a bit unwell, so I will attend today's conference in his place."
